Chapter 1848: A Little Flower

The countdown still has 1 minute.

The avatar also got a few items, but the quality is relatively poorer.

At this moment, Yu Zhi said: "These are all the high-quality ones; there's another one in a particularly distant place, but we don't have time."

Xiao Feng was already very satisfied; in just a few minutes, he had obtained six materials of eighth stage or higher and spiritual essence, plus a few of sixth to seventh stage.

All this is thanks to the help of the Star-devouring Ant Queen Yu Zhi; I have to say, this little ant is still quite cute.

"Let's leave it at that; stop searching and leave something for those who come later." Xiao Feng said generously, commanding He Xianzi to head back.

The treasure hunt reward in the Blue Stone Region should be server-wide. He and Feng Feng Shi arrived early, giving them greater priority to search for treasures first.

When Super Mecha Soldier No. 1 and the others arrive, they'll only be able to pick up the leftovers.

Of course, the time is short, the area vast, the mist like a wall; even those who arrive first may not get the best items. It's possible that someone with bad luck finds nothing valuable, while someone later with good luck gets the true treasure.

Still, Xiao Feng is quite satisfied with this round of treasure hunting.

The countdown still has over 50 seconds; He Xianzi begins heading back the way they came, wondering whether to meet Feng Feng Shi again.

At this moment, Yu Zhi whispered: "Master, could you, in consideration of my help, release me from servitude?"

"Um, this..."

Xiao Feng hesitated a bit.

Having just subdued it, releasing it after only ten minutes—wouldn't that be a bit too hasty?

Yu Zhi said: "Our Star-devouring Ant clan faces hostility from all races in the outside world, and even the powerful of the Holy Insect Tribe dislike us. If you take me out and eventually set me free, I fear it would be hard to find such a peaceful habitat."

An ant colony actually counts as a single individual. The ant clan's uniqueness grants her the ability to challenge higher stages, and her capacity to explore, understand, and destroy the surrounding environment far surpasses that of other organisms.

Therefore, ordinary creatures seeing such a powerful and terrifying ant clan will feel intense fear and wish to eradicate it.

Xiao Feng thought it over and felt it made some sense.

If Yu Zhi helps him and goes out to war, she'll be constantly busy producing soldier ants and unable to cultivate. Moreover, when setting her free, there wouldn't be many good places to choose.

"Alright, then I'll release you back where we came from." Xiao Feng nodded, choosing to agree.

This was his first time releasing a soul contract.

Like He Er Na and Xiao Mi, he actually no longer needed to use contracts to restrict them.

However, having a contract allows him to communicate with them over long distances, just like chatting remotely with players, which is very convenient, so he hasn't lifted it.

With 30 seconds left on the countdown, as Xiao Feng passed some places, a few of his avatars flew over, merged with him, and left behind the loot from this hunt.

Those avatars that didn't obtain any loot were also dispelled one by one by him.

On the return trip, going straight, the direction differs slightly from the way there, and the speed is a bit faster.

When the countdown reached 10 seconds, Xiao Feng returned to the place he had passed five minutes earlier.

At this moment, a flash of five-colored light suddenly flickered in the mist ahead to the side!

That light flashed and vanished, like an illusion. But Xiao Feng knew he wouldn't easily hallucinate; there must be a treasure there!

Moreover, its quality should not be low!

"Stop!"

He hastily called for He Xianzi to stop, leapt from the bird's back, and sprinted toward the source of the light!

Countdown: 7 seconds, 6 seconds, 5 seconds…

Hum~

A strange wave spread from ahead, very close!

At the same time, the colored light flashed again.

Countdown: 3 seconds, 2 seconds…

Xiao Feng stepped over the mist and suddenly saw a small flower growing in a crack of the blue stone ground ahead.

This is that treasure!

The countdown still has 1 second!

He reached out to pluck the small flower, simultaneously projecting his will, turning divine origin power into a blade to cut the blue stone surrounding the flower.

Countdown: 0.5 seconds!

The rock was cut open a gap, and a whole hemispherical stone flew out of the ground, with a radius of about 50 centimeters.

He grabbed the edge of the stone with one hand.

Immediately after, the countdown ended!

【Treasure hunt ended, mist dissipated, please return to the origin!】

The system prompt sounded.

The next second, all the surrounding mist cleared, revealing a vast blue stone plain before him.

This blue stone ground resembled an artificially paved super-large plaza, appearing almost boundless, the surface extremely flat with few depressions or bumps.

Extremely sparse plants grew from the rock crevices, dotting the area.

But it is not a plain; it is a flat area on the mountainside of the Divine Mountain, near the Mountain Base region.

Looking left, outside is mist and earth, far away, as if in another world.

Looking right, a towering divine mountain that reaches the azure heavens stands, connected to this blue stone ground, and one can walk directly onto it.

The mist cleared, and not only did the mist clear.

Along with it, the treasures in the mist also vanished, making further collection impossible.

Here, treasures can only be gathered when the mist appears.

Xiao Feng looked at the object in his hand.

In the middle of the blue stone he had excavated, a five-petaled, leafless five-colored small flower bloomed.

The flower is delicate, as if a breeze would snap it. Its aura is extremely mysterious; even Xiao Feng cannot gauge its exact strength.

Take another look at the information.

【Seven-Colored Flower (unripe)】: Special marvel; when the petals grow to seven and seven-colored light appears, it can be used to make one wish, which will come true no matter how difficult, unless the wish violates the Dao's rules. (There are still eight years until the next petal blooms.)

"Make a wish?"

Xiao Feng couldn't help but startle.

This thing is indeed a treasure, and an incredibly powerful treasure!

This wish-granting function has reached the point where "no matter how difficult, it will be fulfilled"; its breadth is obvious—it is absolutely over a hundred times more powerful than the "wishing spirit" reward of the Primordial Ancient World!

Although it can't violate the Dao's rules and one can't directly wish to become a Dao Ancestor…… perhaps one could wish to resurrect Senior Xuan Die, or directly bring Senior Xuan Die back to life in the real world, fulfilling her dream!

Even more boldly, one could directly bring all those close people from the game into the real world!

After all, this is the Seven-Colored Flower from the Origin Secret Realm, the place closest to the real world!

"Good thing I didn't damage it when picking it." Xiao Feng couldn't help feeling relieved; he had kept his composure in those last moments, otherwise, if he had forcibly pulled out the little flower and destroyed its roots, he would have wasted a good thing for nothing.

The Seven-Colored Flower's growth doesn't require spiritual power, only time.

He can take this piece of bluestone back and store it in the cave dwelling of the World Ancient Tree.

It can also be placed inside the Tian Tian Bao Nang, but the time might be affected, slowing the growth cycle.